2003 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2003 Regal Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 22 to 26 January at the Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–26 January 2003 |
| Venue | Cardiff International Arena |
| City | Cardiff |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £597,200 |
| Winner's share | £82,500 |
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| Final | |
| Champion | |
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| Score | 9–5 |
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Paul Hunter was the defending champion, but he lost in the semi-finals 2–6 against Mark Williams.
Stephen Hendry defeated Williams 9–5 in the final to win the 34th ranking title of his career.
Tournament summary
Defending champion Paul Hunter was the number 1 seed with World Champion Peter Ebdon seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
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Winner: £82,500 |
Last 80: £2,150 Stage one highest break: £1,800 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Total: £597,200 |
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 26 January 2003.[3] | ||
| Mark Williams (4) |
5–9 | Stephen Hendry (7) |
| Afternoon: 64–0 (62), 0–127 (127), 26–90 (89), 0–140 (140), 25–83 (64), 59–49, 0–104 (104), 0–108 (108) Evening: 87–0 (87), 65–1 (54), 51–61, 62–0 (50), 31–79 (79), 0–91 (91) | ||
| 87 | Highest break | 140 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Qualifying
Round 1
Best of 9 frames
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Round 2–5
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Century breaks
- 140, 127, 124, 113, 108, 104
- 139
- 133
- 132
- 128
- 127
- 120
- 116, 100
- 110
- 109, 104
- 109
- 101, 101
References
- Turner, Chris. "Welsh Open". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- "Prize Money (Main Tour 2002/2003)". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 10 September 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- "Regal Welsh Open 2003". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- "2003 Regal Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006.